This is a prayer hymn, a battle cry, a love song, a legendary call and response bonfire talisman tale. The world needed an epic fantasy from the unstoppably creative mind of Andrea Hairston, and it's right on time. Epic, courageous, unapologetically fierce. There is magic in the world, but good conjure is hard to find.ĭjola, righthand man and spymaster of the lord of the Arkhysian Empire, is desperately trying to save his adopted homeland, even in exile.Īwa, a young woman training to be a powerful griot, tests the limits of her knowledge and comes into her own in a world of sorcery, floating cities, kindly beasts, and uncertain men.Īwash in the rhythms of folklore and storytelling and rich with Hairston's characteristic lush prose, Master of Poisons is epic fantasy that will bleed your mind with its turns of phrase and leave you aching for the world it burns into being.Ī Macmillan Audio production from Tor. Praise for Master of Poisons: Master of Poisons is sheer, undiluted brilliance. The wind blows sand and sadness across the Empire. Award-winning author Andrea Hairston weaves together African folktales and postcolonial literature into unforgettable fantasy in Master of Poisons
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